St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-23
RUINS WIDE ROADWAY
A Cyclone in Vernon County, Me-, Sweeps
With Resistless Fury Through
Towns and Country.
In One Hamlet Alone Thirty Houses Are
LeVeled, and At Least Fif-
teen Lives Lost.
The Northwest Visited By an Unex-
pected Snow. Rain and
Wind Storm.
A ST. Paul Day That Proves Quite as
Uncomfortable as one in Mid
November.

Uncomfortable as one in Mid
November.
NEVADA, Mo-, April GA terrific cy
clone swept over this (Vernon) county las t
night at about o'clock. The clouds were
plainly visible here, passing only about eight
miles from this city. The cyclone seemed to
come down the river from the Kansas line,
dealing death and destruction wherever it
struck. So far as can be learned the first
place it touched was in Nets township.
passing through Nets, Usage and Blue
Mound townships. Fences, houses, barns
ahd everything in the line of the storm,
which was about a half mile wide, were
picked up, rent into splinterS and cast hum
dreds of yards away. Trees were torn up
by the roots, over thirty houses were de-
sroyed. and about fifteen persons killed.
Only partial list of the dead has as yet
been obtained. which is as follows:
Mrs. E. SHROULE aud Miss SHROULE, her
daughter.
MAY STOVER.
J. c. HAWKINS.
JOHN MILLER.
Mrs. JOHN MILLER.
There were five members of the Miller
family, four of whom were killed. The baby,
aged , years, was dropped in the yard, and
was found unhurt this morning. Parts of the
Miller house and furniture were found
strewn over the fields Tor mile from where
the house formerly stood. Reliable news
has only been received from Usage town.
ship, and it is thought that the death roll
will be swelled TO over twenty five. A
heavy gale passed over this city, damaging
the Methodist church and other buildings,
but none We're seriously injured.
HAILSTONES
crashed through the roofs of dwellings and
barns, leaving hOlOS through which mans
arm could pass with ease. Considerable
injury TO stock is reported, but so far as
learned no persons were injured by it. The
storm entered this county short distance
from Fort Scott and tragerSed a distance of
nearly thirty-fye miles, leaving the county
at point two miles south of Schell City.
The path of the wind was from 800 to 400
yards wide, and the track was left desolate.
The damages reported to-day are as fol-
lows:
Dwelling of c. W. Whitfield blown down and
his wife seriously injured.
Lucien Hoods dwelling, a two-story frame,
blown entirely away. The family was asleep
en- the first floor and escaped with slight in
jury.
Thomas Koontz's dwelling badly injured
Marion Brouses' dwelling and barn badly
injured by hail.
james Humble's dwelling destroyed
John Boyces dwelling carried away and
Benjamin Boyce slightly injured.
Lewis Humbie's dwelling swept partially
away. The remaining portion caught fire
and was consumed. The husband and wife
were blown some distance and received
severe bruises.
The Leith Bros house and barn were
badly damaged by hail.
DR.. Amelick's house was injured by the
hail to the amount Of nearly $1,000.
Henry Watson's dwelling was twisted from
its position by wind and damaged by hail.
A dwelling owned by Frank Debal, occu-
pied by the owner, Ed Trowan and John Fow-
Ter, was destroyed, but no one was seriously
injured. ---
house owned by James Davis and occu-
pied by Paschal Clancy was torn 10 frag-
ments.
&c eorgeChaney's dwelling was carried away.
HIS infant child was killed.
S. Williams dwelling, the home of John
Miller, was wrecked. Mr. Miller and an in
fant son was killed. Mrs. Miller had leg
broken in two places, sustained other injuries
and it is thought she wll die.
John HATS residence was blown down. Mr.
Hats was killed and his wife stunned.
The dwelling of Thomas Hawkins was
blown away. Mrs. Hawkins wounds are
fatal.
GREAT MANY REPORTS
have been received of minor damage, and
the escapes of those whose homes are ruined
afe almost miraculous. At o'clock this
morning strong wind blew over this city,
bit did no damage aside from the over
throwing OF few chimneys and small out
buildings. The heavy rain at that hour
was attended by an interesting phenomenon
IN the northern part OF the city. Balls of
fire seemed to be falling at an angle uf forty
five degrees. They struck the ground and
bursting into myriadS of fiery fakes re-
bounded several hundred feet toward the
east and died away.
ARKANSAS GETS DOSE.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 22.-Ahout
10 o'clock this morning a tornado, origi-
mating in the Indian Territory and moving
almost due east, passed through the country
four miles north and along the line of the
Little Rock & Fort Smith road. 1t was
between a quarter and half mile wide,
and near Ozark, Franklin county, began
dong great damage to trees, houses and
fences. Further east, near Coal Hill and
Clarksville, Johnson county. the
damage was very serious, and
many persons were injured Four
miles from Clarksville this evening
John Reeds child. G. K. Rowley's daugh-
ter and child of Mr.. Petty were killed.
A man named Phillips, near Ozark, was
seriously injured by falling timber. The
loss to farmers and buildings, fences, stock
and growing crops is very heavy, but it
cannot now be estimated. An Ozark
special says: "a heavy wind approached
from several directions and the currents
met in this valley and passed up the canon
east of the town about the head of which
THE FUNNEL APPEARANCE
of the cyclone was first seen A track 800
yards wide was laid almost entirely bare.
Timber and all sorts of improvements were
blown in every direction. The residence
of Jonathan Worth, where the funnel first
struck the ground was blown 40 feet and
levelled. Mr.. Worth was badly hurt. but
his family escaped by not being inside the
house. McCourt's church was destroyed. One
dwelling near by was leveled. but the
members of the family were so caught be-
tween the timbers that nobody was hurt.
Mrs. James Morrison was severely bruised.
E. Il. Woodruff, John Alstott. Russell
Num-. John Miller and j. A. McCourt are
the principal sufferers in this section. The
general damage was done to stock, out
buildings, fencing, blooming orchards out
side of the immediate track of the storm,
while inside everything was nearly a total
wreck.
TOTALLY WIPED QUE.